■ji.UML Li
Ellogg Statement As
■To Arbitration Given
■Much Close Attention
Obstacles
Wni.i Have to Be Sur
-11,—.! Bdore Arbitra
ggM >k*d> Are Started.
father be
f» ! i INSTIGATOR?
H||J Covernments Have
Ejßirdi'd That They Will
KB Take Initial Steps
pßvard Arbitration.
_ ,|;iu. litl. — (A 3 ) —W'Jile
• : i-u- tifi'ii made either
j S ;t leS HI - Mexico look-
HB oil land low
HB <, Kellogg's arinounee-
- considered the possi-
H . principle to the
.roused considerable
H ... r.ned chiefly with the
88,. . ohs| arhv t*,l a t WOtlld
H. , rnioiinted first before
. -.ikeii to suhinit the con-
al'liitrator or some im-
BHtrffiiniul.
Kellogg’s statement on
rhit ration resolution
BBu inter ■[.reted officially as oar-
U that 'tic United States
• . a rhit nit ion proposal.
|HI e Me\;, ;tn foreign office lias
HEB ditfi<• u!tn confronting
88-’ i i a It-elf until some of-
BBi .ll has been received as
BB„,:>.‘~ to lie arbitrated. There
iu many Mexican quar
■to hotin-r the United States
would make the proposal
Hv. Mr. Kellogg's reference
Hr; relations already exist-
Mu- two countries has
oii-ervatioit that he mi-
mind t lie Root-
i t of lltus. providing for
N|B- disputes under certain
- to The Hague exaniiini- \
HH tie- treaty iscloses. However.
to it i- surrounded with
BB<iiffi' ultie-. ami for that roaaon
provides t'.utt no other
■■He:' a rhilrat ion upon which the
shall agree!, shall be
excluded under the treaty.
HHtreats provides that after the
liad agreed on tins
to lie submitted TiT tbe fora# j
BB ial agreement defining clear- J
HHi'iatter in di-p ite. the scope of
HH< re 1,1 U"‘ arbitrators" and the j
B must he taken, such special
must he ratified by both
ami American senate be
■H-Ctratiiuj i-ould proceed.
‘ M'o\ ides that the arbitra-
eonteiuplates shall take place
H"'i "‘lx'.' do not affect the vital
to imipendeure or the honor ,
»" '.'f the contracting parties,
tint prejudice the interests of
party."
at: arbitration protocol not
HH 1,n, 1“r this treaty would not re-
approval, the ]irovisions
;ea ■ y disclose the difficulties
any attempt to bring
as those in dispute be-
Mexico .and Washington before
body for judicial verdict.
( utntry could lightly submit
judgment the fundamental dif
■B" het ween them and prolonged
B^B l;l, '"ii ami interchange of corre-
EH uamg could he re.ied upon to
|B mutual understanding on
point involved in drawing
|^H' : :: "topy arbitration formula.
•IKSSi; GRIFFIN
|L hills AT HOME HERE
iß , ’ m ' 111 For Several Mont Its
H l ' t implication of Diseases.—
,<;;| l Flails Not Made.
lummi Phillips Griffin, wife
|H s ". l 'ntim. died this afternoon at
at her home on South
|B stree, She had been in de
be;,itj, f,, r some time and her
|H "" ! kl 'l been critical for several
diseases.
vas srate <l at 2 o’clock this af
that funeral plans had not
i» probably would be held
( 'tiffin was .11 years of age.
born in. July, 1875. She
daughter of the late Jacob I'liil
-1 -ii/.a'bet h Phillips Cook. ‘She
to t on.-oni while a young wom-
B' l '! "ui; the remainder of her life
|H<' de,uoNed was married about 20
■ a *° and three children were
H’" Oie union. One of these, Miss
'bed several years ago. Mrs.
|H n w ' is u lifelong member of the
i hardt and held her mem-
H :: M. James Church here for
yea
V;V:il ' her husband, two
< mi rice- and Bessie, of Con
■ :iUI 1 xevai lmlf-brothers. One
Hf H "‘ r is C. A. Cook, of Con-
M ‘b'fating to Disbarred Physi-
BE, < ia ns Meets Its Doom.
■.. Hankin. formerly etate
0 f health, and otters.
H ' : I cm practicing physicians
itteiaher- of the state medical
H ’’ s "iitli bill, which would
BE ' "u- ~f disbarred practicing
■ lf r M hen licenses has b(H>n
( ’he -tate board, to the
■ j de novo by jury, went
before the health
H ,f the senate this after-
THE CONCORD TIMES
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
3 1 THE LATE JNO. S. EFIUD.
For More Tlian JO Years leader in
Civic and Business Life of All»e
--marle.
Albemarle, .Inti. If). Former State
Senator John S. Elird, president of
the Elird Manufacturing company
and millionaire textile manufacturer
of this city, died at his home here
k thie morning shortly after S o’clcok,
' after an illness of three days from
[ pneumonia. Mr. Efird was taken ill
. Sunday with pleurisy which develop
ed into pneumonia Monday.
The funeral will be held at 2 o’-
clock tomorrow afternoon, in the First
k Lutheran church.
The death of Mr. Efird removes
from Albemarle and the state a lead
er in the textile manufacturing busi
ness. He. with his father, the late,
I. P. Efird. of this-county, started the
first cotton mill ever built in this
county more than .JO years ago. At
that time the Efird manufacturing
company was capitalized at SOO,OOO.
It is now capitalized at upwards oL
two millions and Mr. Efird held large
interests in othfr manufacturing
plants and business organizations,
controlling an estate generally esti
mated to be worth around two mil
lions.
Mr. Efird is a native of this countly.
He was nearing his 70th birthday an
niversary. For more than 30 years
he had been a leader in this county
and section, having served in a num
ber of official capacities, among
which were two terms iu the state
senate. He made a number of rather
large donations to various institu
tions, among them Lenoir-Rhyne
college and Jackson Training school,
of which he was a trustee at the time
of his death. He was the largest
contributor of the buildiug fund of
the First Lutheran church here and
was one of its staunchest members
and regular contributors. Just a few i
days ago he was nmkiug plans for j
the building of a large annex to the j
church at his own expense, but died !
before his plans had been completed.
Mr. Elird was popular with all
classes. Although counting his wealth
by the millions, his friends and neigh
bors ami even the humblest operative
iu one of his textile plants never
felt out of place or uneasy in his
presence and he was never too busy
t<y talk with the old friends of his
feitdy boyhood «s*-«*£*
ftenant farmers.
Mr.-Efird was twice married. His
I first wife was Miss Sophonia Fore
| man. daughter of Rev. C. C. Foreman,
of this county, who in his day was
one of theh outstanding Baptist minis
ters in this section of the state. To
this union were born seven children,
five sons ami two daughters. The
two daughters and three of the sons
‘are dead, the surviving sons being
Titus Efird, W. G.jind Jap. J. Efird,
all of this place. His second wife,
who is i! daughter of the late sheriff
I. W, Suggs, of this county, survivess.
| Mr. Efird is survived by the fol
lowing brothers, and sisters: J. W.
1), E. and K. P. Efird, of this city ;
Arthur, of Albemarle route 6; P. J.
C. Efird, of Fiiion county and Adam
Efird ; Mesdames Arthur Teeter, D. I*.
Whitley and James Halm, all of this
county.
The stores and places of business
in Albemarle, and the tevtile mills,
will close during the funeral tomor
mow as a mark of respeet to the man
who did more to build up Albemarle
ami Stanly county than any other
person.
With Our Advertisers.
The Ritchie Hardware Co. carries
a complete stock of Firestone gum-dip
ped tires. The Firestone gum-dipped
j tires run from $6.75 to $23.75, and
the Oldfield from $6.00 to SO.OO. See
half page ad. today and let them serve
you.
First presentation of spring hats
at Fisher's. The hat that was made
for you, $5.05 to $11.05.
Make your wife happy by buying
her a new kitchen cabinet. They add
comfort to convenience, says new ad.
of the Bell & Harris Furniture Co.
The January Clearance Sale open
ed at the Parks-Belk Company’s store
this morning. Wonderful bargairis
during the sale. New goods at sale
prices.
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Funeral of Jas. T. Burris Attended
By Large Crowd.
Albemarle, Jan. 19. —Tbe funeral
of T. Burris, Confederate
ran, of western Stanly, who died
yesterday, held at Stanfield this
afternoon at 2:30 o’c’ock. brings to
mind the fact that the deceased as
possibly the first out and out advo
cate of prohibition in this county.
Mr. Burris fought for Ihe abolition
of liquor when the wets abused
and the temperate element, or sober
drinkers, ridiculed him, but he lived
to see “der tag.” as the Germans
would put it- The funeral was at
tended by one of the largest crowds
ever assembled in the .little town of
Midland. The widow and seven chil
dren survive.
Samuel A. Garland Buried.
Salisbury, Jan. 18. —The body of
Samuel A. Garland, ex-service man,
arrived Monday night from Oteeu
where he died Sunday. The funeral
took place from St. John's Lutheran
church at 4 o’clock Tuesday after
noon.
Kills Mud Turtle in Top of a Tree.
i Charlotte. Jau- I.B.—Firing into a
‘.squirrel’s nest in the top of a large
tree, Roy ,T. Dulin, of this city, to
day killed a mud turtle. How the
i turtle climbed in the tree i« not
known. The story is well substantiat-
U /
PEACE PROPOSALS
OFFERED BY DIAZ
IRE NOT ACCEPTED
It Is Reported in Conserva
tive Sources That Dr.
1 Sacasa Declined to Ac
| cept the Proposals.
LIBERALSGIVEN
CERTAIN DEMANDS
The Proposal Called for an
Election in 1928, United
States to Supervise the
Election.
Managua* Nicaragua, Jan. 20. —OP)
—The proposals for peace advanced
by General Adolfo Diaz, head of the
conservative regime, have been refused
by "Dr, Juan Sacasa, president of the
liberal regime at Puerto Cabezas. it is
announced here.
General Diaz proposed a conference
with the object of making peace on the
’ basis of liberal participation in the
government. Eborol representation on
the. bench of the supreme court, elec
tion without contest of liberal con
gressmen in two departments, and sup
ervision by the United States of free
elections in 1928.
Dispatches through conservative
sources say a detachment of Diaz cal
alry defeated liberal forces at El Pozo,
in northwestern Nicaragua.
DAX MEEKER MISSING
FROM HICKORY HOME
After Leaving Monday. Wrote Wife
He Could Not Endure Financial
Plight.
Hickory, Jan. 19.—Dan L. Meeker,
former commander of Hickory Post
number 48 of the American legion
and present member of the state ex
lecutive committee, has-been missing
from his home here since Monday
! when he told his wife he was leaving
j for Lexington on a business trip.
The following day Mrs. Meeker said
she received a letter from him stating
that his financial circumstances were
more than he could endure. It be
came known today that Meeker was
heavily involved in debt here and his
creditors have agreed to take over
the Meeker art studio on a division
basis in case Meeker does not return
KjlUi* Jepasonable uiu eJbi&HMSri — t*J
Mrs. Meeker, who Is left with a
two-months -old baby, is working with
the creditors in an effort to save as
much financial loss as possible. She
said today that she believed he was
so depressed by money worries that
he became temporarily unbalanced
but will eventually return to her.
When questioned today she said she
has no idea of his whereabouts. S'ae
believes he Is headed toward Florida.
Meeker came her about four years
ago from New York for his health.
He was gassed during the war but
his condition has improved consider
ably duriug the past few years.
/ Before going to France Mr. Meeker
was stationed at Camp Greene, near
Charlotte. He is about 33 years old,
is of slender build and has dark hair
and eyes.
ANDERSON IS ELECTED
TO HEAD GRAND LODGE
Other Officers, Elected Yesterday,
Will Be Installed at Today’s Ses
sion.
Raleigh. Jan. 19.—Acting Grand
Master John H. Anderson, of Fay
etteville, tonight was elected gram
master of the North Carolina Grnnd
Lodge of Masons.
He. with other officers, will be in
stalled at the dosing session of the
communication tomorrow-
Other officers e’ected were: Depu
ty Grand Master It. C. Dunn, In
field: senior Grand Warden, J. J.
Phoenix. Greensborojunior grand
warden, A J. Harris, Henderson:
grand treasurer. li. If,. Lacy, Rn
leigh: grand secretary’ W. W. 'Wil
son, Raleigh.
Past Grand Masters S. M. Gattis.
B- W. Royster and Le Grande Ever
ett, and Assistant Grand Secretary
C. H. MeClenaghan were named on
a special committee to draw’ plane
for replacing the present Masonic
temple, built 20 years ago.
“Tbe growth ofthe Grand Lodge
since the erection of the temple has
been such that present Grand
Lodge room is totally inadequate,”
said Grand Master Auderson.
Big Clothing Kale at Browns-Cannon
Company.
The Semi-Annual Sale <Jf Suits and
Overcoats at the. Browns-Cannon Co.
will begin Friday morning, January
21.
They have put final winter sell-ont
prices on their entire stock of suits
and overcoats. Overcoats and suits
are being sold at from 25 to 30 per
cent off regular prices. They are also
giving 20 pet cent, off on silk ties.
20 to 30 per cent, off on shirts, 20 per
cent, off on felt hats. Shoes and Ox
fords valued lip to $12.50, any pair
now $5.95. See half page ad. today.
Will Rogers and Dr. Mayo Meet
For the First Time.
Charlotte, Jan. 19.—Will Rogers,
cowboy comedian, met Dr. Charles
Mayo for the first time here tonight-
Dr. Mayo, noted surgeon, i« the
man Rogers has selected for secre
tary of the interior if he becomes
president.
The comedian says has practiced
long enough to know all the interior i
and ought to make a ideal cabinet
member.
Rogers was here to lecture and
Mayo to attend a physicians’ con
vention.
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JAN UARY 20,1927 "
i " ----- - ----- - - - . - - '
i School Supervisors Are Worst
Needed in the Country Districts
Tribune Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Jan. 20. —The members of
I the joint senate and house appropria
tion committee at least know a lot
more about how the state department
| of education operates, as well as where
the money is spent as a result of the
hearings being held before the com
' mittee during its consideration of tb»»
apropriation bill. Though the mem
bers of the eommittee are questioning
every item contained in the bill very
carefully, they are at the same time
showing a detfire to do what is neees
sary, observers at the committee head
ings agree.
Numerous phases of the state edu
cational situation were discussed, und
A. T. Alien', state superintendent of
public instruction, was plied with
questions for nearly two hours Wed
nesday afternoon by members of the
committee as they sought better to
understand all the ins and outs of thje
complications of administering It
large school system.
For a time some members of thp
committee could not see why it wqs
necessary to employ supervisors f<|r
county rural schools, on the theori
that tbe county superintendent should
be able to attend to this
work.
At this point l Mr. Allen called oh i
L. S. Brogden, director of state rural
supervision, and when Mr. Brogden
had recited the duties imposed upon
the county superintendent by the leg
islature—that is his duties as prescrib
ed by law. the members of the com
mittee began to realize that the county
superintendent had very little time
left to supervise the work of teach
ers. Mr. Brogden said that accord
ing to the most recent data obtained
from county superintendents, they
NUMBER OF JIDGES ,
WILL BE INCREASED !
And Is Possible Without the Crea
tion of Additional Solicitors.
Tribune Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, Jan. 20. —The number of
superior court judges in North Cnror
lina is going to be increased, and it j
possible, without the creation of,
additional solicitors or more judicial j
districts, but these judges must be ■
more or less permanent in nature, j
and their courts must lie regularly j
constituted courts, and not emerg
ency courts.
These facts were learned today,;
following a number of conferences
between a number of senators and i
> v , bo particularly jUtel
terested h* eVoTMhig Home
that wiU solve the present dilemma i
and -take the place of the admitted-1
ly unsatisfactory emergency judge I
act. ~ .
Neither is any effort going to be
made for the creation of additional
judicial districts and solicitors. if
any constitutional way can oe
found to increase the number of.l
judges without adding a solicitor for i
each judge, according to Represent i- J
tive It- O. Everett of Durham, de-j
spite the fnc*t that he has already in-!
troduced several bills which have :is{
their aim the creation of four addi
tional judicial districts.
"It has been my opinion that the
only way to get the additional judges
needed, without amending the con
stitution, would bo to create new •
judicial districts,” said Mr. Everett, i
“and I offered my bills, not to op
pose any plan recommended by Gov
ernor McLean, but because I
thought my plan offered the quick
est and most feasable solution of
the present problem.
“But if it is found possible, and 1
the supreme court will eo advise to
create a number of permanent
emergency judges, to be elected for!
a term of two or four years, and j
who can be assigned by the Gover- j
nor to those districts which needed j
additional help iu civil dockets. |
then I am heartily in favor of such j
a p’an." said Mr. Everett. "My only |
objection has been to emergency J
courts, equal in power and jurisdic-1
tion to any other, even if the regu
lar judge were not presiding."
It is expected that a satisfactory
measure will be worked out by the
joint action of the senate and house
con .nittees on judicial districts, und
that the bill agreed upon will be
readily enacted.
RAID 'EM OFTENER
j IS MERRICK’S ORDER
Plans For Renewing Warfare
Against Moonshiners' Discussed at
Charlotte. , .
Charlotte, Jan. 19. —-Plans for re- 1
newing the warfare on moonshiners [
in western North Carolina were dis-,
cussed here today at a conference :>f}
prohibition chiefs and agents. R. Q.
Merrick, of Richmond, Va. f district
administrator, and R. A. Fuliler.
Merrick’s adviser, ere here for the
meeting he’d in the office of Ben
Sharpe, deputy administrator in
charge of enforcement in this state.
More raids every month, as the!
order given by Merrick who said
that this policy would drive the
manufacturers out of business. “You
can’t raid them too often,” Mr. Mer
rick decared.
Reorganization of tbe prohibition
forces in the district is complete and
it was necessary to drop only five
men in this state, Mr- Merrick said.
Marx’s Efforts to Form Cabinet Fall.
Berlin, Jan. 20.— UP) —Chancellor
Marx’s negotiations for the formation
of a cabinet of tbe middle parties have
failed. He returned his commission
to President Von Hindenburg today.
The President reserved decision as to,
what further step 6 would be taken to
solve the ministerial crisis.
Every man should keep a fair
sized cemetery in which to bury the
faults of his friends.
were able to spend an average of only
37 minutes per year with each teacher
l in tbp county in observing theeir work,
■ The need for supervision was further
: emphasized when Mr. Brogden cited
the fact that 31 per cent, of all rural
* elfmentary teachers had virtually no
■ teaching experience and with training
■ amounting to only high school etluca
• tion or les*;.
About ten of the large cities of the
; state employ 48 supervisors for the
teachers in the city elementary schools
s- alone, yet in the state as a whole
there are but 29 rural supervisors,
with more than.4,ooo teachers whom
they are expected to instruct and di
rt-et, Mr. Brogden said. And these
29 supervisors cost the state less
! than SI,OOO each jnst year, sinefl the
cost is evently divided between the
state and the county that has the sup
i ervisor.
J Another significant fact kt that the
1 supervisors are most needed in the
, poorer counties where the bigger allot
! inents of the state equalization fund
go. Thus it is very important that
the state exercise some sort of sup
ervision in those counties to see that
, the state is getting tbe full value to
; which it is entitled from the money
I that is spent.
j When Mr. Brogden completed his
i brief but pointed argument for the
continuance of the appropriation for
supervision, none of tbe members of
the committee could say that they did
not understand the situation, at least.
At a later hearing, the committee
3 ha* asked that Mr. Allen make a de
tailed explanation of the operation of
the state equalization fund.
Representatives of several branches
of the state department of education
were also heard before the committee
adjourned.
| _ MANNERS IN MEXICO.
Mexico One© of Biggest Countries in
tile World and One of the Richest.
Washington, I). Jau. 20.—Peo
ple are apt to think of Mexico—so
much in the public eye just now—as
u small country and a poor oue, whose
national industry appears to be tbe
j fomenting of revolutions. As a mat
, ter of fact, it is oue of tbe biggest
j countries in the world, and, naturally,
j one of the richest. j
Yet this vast and -jiaturally rich
| country is inhabited by, only about 1
| fifteen million people. And what mani
j ner of folk are these fifteen million
I inhabitants of the southern repub
lic?
I To begin with, less ttyaa one-fifth
it* *
j AnJi of the total population more than
I two ♦'* neither read nor write.
The -Mexicans, generally speaking,
are a happy-go-lucky lot, and primi
tive in many ways; but they are amaz
ingly polite to each other. The school
children are given special lessons in
urbanity and are taught to utter all ,
| manner of pretty speeches. A well
j bred child in addressing an older per-
I son will say. "1 kiss your hands,”
! while a gallant will say to a lady,
j ”1 kiss your feet.’
| Acquaintances take off their hats
fiotli when they meet and when they ]
part. It is-‘ no uncommon thing to
hear a half-nakei, aborer, bent double i
under the weight of a sack of coffee ]
berries, murmur: “.With your permis- <
j sion,” as he passes in front of, say, I
la bricklayer who is preparing a'wall. 1
The modern Mexican is usually a ;
small, spare man. But be has ini- <
inense strength. A luggage porter, i
with hands slim as a girl's and small,
slender feet, thinks nothing of car* i
rying on his. back for a mile or so. <
1 and frequently up a steep hill, a huge j
trunk, a smaller trunk, half a dozen j i
suitcases, a bundle of rugs, and a
! deck-chair. A load that a horse f
I might fight shy of! , \
Theatres in Mexico are not places
| providing great enjoyment, for it is ,
| customary for the firompter to read (
j everybody's part, whether he requires j
| assistance or not. in a voice as loud (
|or louder than those of the actors. ,
| Tie yells through a whole play at the (
toji of his lung*, often reading the ,
lines after the actors, instead of ahead (
of them. When the prompter’s ser
vices are to be dispensed with, as *iinp- j
pens once in a while, the fact is ad
vertised widely.
At promenade concerts the men
walk in one*direction while the worn- 1
en. escorted and otherwise, revolve in '
the other —a convenient arrangement 1
which permits the men to behold 1
the Charms of the women, and vice '
versa, without .effort rr boldness en '
the part of either.
Jinny other oddities may be
i tioned as peculiar to the people south 1
}of the Rio Gi-Unde, .Mexican women (
Ido pot attend funerals. Tbe hostess
1 is served first at table. The bride- ‘
' groom purchases the bride’s trousseau, j
Men speak first when passing women
acquaintances in the street. The sofa 1
i« the seat, of honor in the parlor, *
and a guest waits to be invited to
occupy it. Men and women in the
same social circle call each other by ,
their Christian names. Even the ;
youngest chi’.dren of the family are 1
dressqd in mourning upon the death 1
of a relative. Young iadies never 1
■receive calls from young men, and
are not escorted to entertainments by
them. Mexican gentlemen remove their 1
hats as scrupulously upon entering
a business office as in a private resi
dence. 1
Floral ClHb to Meet.
The Floral Club will meet Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock with Mrs. B.
E. Harris on North Union street.
Book Club to Meet.
The Friday Afternoon Book Club
i will meet with Mrs. .T. F. Dayvault
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
—. .1 : -- -
A phonograph having records of
braes has been invented and the
records may be heard 10,000 years
from now. >
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
SMITH S FRIENDS
MAKE DESPERATE
TIGHT II SENATE
To Overturn Odds That
Have Forecast His Ex
clusion as a Member of
That Body.
STATE’S RIGHTS
ISSUE AGAIN
Smith People Are Seeking
Support for the Resolu
tion Introduced by Sen
ator Overman.
Washington, Jan. 20.—OP)—Rally
ing in unexpected force, friends of
Frank L. Smith made a desperate
fight today to overturn the odds that
have forecast his exclusion from the
senate.
As the second day of debate dragged
on with a possibility of notion before
adjournment, partisans of the Illinois
senator-designate privately sought by
means of personal suasion to wipe
out the slender majority that had been
claimed against him.
When yesterday's session adjourned
the opposition had the advantage of
a handful of votes and the opposition
leaders still were claiming today that
this advantage would be held until
the showdown. On the other side,
however, predictions began to grow
rosier.
The state’s rights issue again was
the dominating note of the whole dis
cussion on the floor and in the pri
vate consultations. The Smith people
were seeking support for the resolution
introduced by Senator Overman, of
North Carolina, providing that the Il
linois appointee be seated without
prejudice to any future inquiry into
the financing of his primary campaign
last year. The arguments addressed
by Senator Overman to his democratic
colleagues was that not a single
southern senator would have been ad
mitted to the senate after the Civil war
under the rule now invoked in the
case of Smith.
Republican regulars who stand sol
idly for admission of the Illinois man
and investigation afterward, saw in
the Democratic ranks their chief hope
of winning over the votes needed for
have stood almost as a knit in support
of the resolution of Senator Reed of
Missouri to deny Smith the oath of
office pending an elections committee
investigation of his pre-primary cam
paign.
METHODIST DISTRICT
MEETING IS HELD
Allotment of $7,000 For Salisbury
District Oversubscribed More
Tluut 100 Attend.
Salisbury. Jan. 10.—More than a
hundred preachers aud lay workers
were here today in attendance upon
a missionary institute for the Salis
bury district of the Methodist
churc. The meeting was held at
First church and was presided over
by Dr. Z. Paris, presiding elder.
Much enthusiasm for the cause was
exhibited and the body in session
over-subscribed the $7,000 allotted
the district out of the million to be
used by the Southern Methodist
church ns a sustentation fund dur
ing the present year for the cause or
missions.
Dr. J. W. Perry, representing (he
southern mission board: ,T. W. Clay,
returned missionary from Brazil,
and Mrs. C. 0. Weaver, president of
the Woman's Missionary society of
the Western North Carolina con
ference were among the out of the
district *?i>eakers. Morning and after
noon sessions were held with an in
termission in which local women
served a splendid lunch to the visi- j
tors.
Mecklenburg Folks Move For Low
er Tax.
Charlotte, «an. 10. —A citizens’
meeting, gathering at Mecklenburg'3
court house today and objecting lo
increase in taxation, adopted resolu
tions calling for the abolition of the
county highay commission, abolition
of two tax collectors, placing three
fee officers on salaries and elimina
tion of all county attorneys except
one, that one to serve all the offices
of the county.
The tax kickers also called for the
Australian ballot for Mecklenburg
and change of the tax plan whereby
both property and mortgagee or
notes on the same property are tax
ed.
Dr. Overs in Concord.
Dr. ,W. H. Livers, of North Caro
lina College for Women, is. in Con
cord today arranging for an ‘extension
course to be given by Dr. W. C.
Smith, dean of the North Carolina
College for Women.
This course will be given on the
subject of the British poets, with an
interpretation of Robert Browning.
The course is open to the residents
of the city. Anyone interested will
please call Prof. A. S. Webb.
This is Winter White Goods Week
at the J. C. Penney Co’s., Only brands
which stand for true worth are sold
at this store. Honor muslin, Belle
Isle muslin, Penco and Nation-wide
sheeting. Each fabric is tested for
strength.
Pilots on the River Thames earn
1.000 pounds a year for guiding ships
safely through the traffic and swift
currents from London Bridge to the
sea.
REBELLION OF THE
YAOUI INDIANS
Mexico n^ciio
■" ■ 1
t Rebellion Has Entered the
Final Phase, Mexican
? i War Department Says,
| and Indians Seek Peace.
|INDIANSI)ECLARE
THEY WERE TOOLS
; j Tell President Calles They
■! Were Deceived by Adol
■ | so Huerta—Now Willing
- to Give Up Their Arms.
Mccxico City, Jan. 20.— UP) —The
f rebellion of the Yaqui Indians in the
. state of Sonora is reported by the War
; Department to have entered its final
. phase, the Yaqui chieftain#? announc
ing a desire to surrender. General
Manzo, military, commandant of So
, norn, sent to the War Department a
. petition of the Yaquis for amnesty.
They claim they were deceived by
, Adolfe de la Huerta and will deliver
up their arms and devote themselves
to agricultural activities henceforth.
General Amaro, minister of war and
■ navy, conferred with President Cool
idge and the newspapers declare that
the Chief Executive instructed him to
accept the unconditional surrender of
the Indians, appointing General Ob
regon special representative to carry
out the negotiations.
Once the Yaqui movement is com
pletely subdued the War Department
says the troops now in Sonora will be
mobilized in Jalisco and a few other
states where the so-called “Catholic
rebels’’ are active.
WORK TODAY IN
STATE LEGISLATURE
Six Statewide Bills Introduced in the
House. —Dr. Haywood’s Marriage
Bill.
State Capitol, Raleigh, Jan. 20, —
C4 s )—T'ae general assembly settled
down to the grind of passing laws to
day. Introduction of new measures
gave way in a measure to committee
reports and passage of bills on the
final readings. The house was in
session more titftn an aiidtbe
senate convening an hour later Iftuml
I or tno ran.
J The house introduced 21 new bills,
|of which six were of statewide im*
j portanee. It passed 17, but all but
| one was local. The *one statewide
bill passed and sent to the senate re
ferred to making Confederate veter
ans’ pensions payable quarterly.
In t'iie list of new' bills was the
marriage bans measure sponsored by
state women’s federations. It was
presented by Rev. Oscar Haywood, of
Montgomery, and would require post
ing of intention fifteen days before
marriage license could be issued.
Representative Falls’ Australian
ballot bill also sponsored by the wom
ans’ organizations, was introduced.
Representative Stancil, of Meeklen
bug, moved to amend the “stop law’’
and two insurance bills were present
ed by Woodward of Nash, and Brewer
of Moore.
Both houses received a message from
Governor McLean outlining recom
mendations for judicial reform from
Chief Justice Stacy. The provisions
were adopted at the- recent judicial
conference here.
THE COTTON MARKET
Easier Under Selling Which Appeared
to Be Promoted by larger Ginnings
! Than Expected.
New York. .Tan. 20. —(A*)—The cot
ton market was easier early today un
der selling which appeared to be pro
moted by larger private ginning tig
| ures than were expected.
The opening was steady at a de
cline of 2 to 5 points, and the market
soop sold about 0 to 11 points net
lower. March declining to and
July to 13 72. The decline!to .about
the 13 1-2-cept level for May seemed
to reach some trade buying orders
which steadied the market slightly, but
prices were within 2 or 3 points of
the lowest at the end of the first hour.
It was reported a Memphis authority
estimated ginnings to January 16th
at 16.530,000 bale#?, indicating an out
turn of about 005,000 bale*? ginned
after Deceiaber 13th.
Liverpool cables reported hedge sell- J
ing. blit said there was good trade
calling and continued good business in
cotton goods. ~
Cotton futures opened steady: .Tan.
unquoted. Marrii 13.-40; May 13.61;
July 13.77; Oct. 13.08. __
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COTTON SPINNING
■ ... utCEMBER WAS
I SOMEWHAT BETTER
> Active Spindle Hours To*
H tailed 8,563,136,989, of
Average of 229 Hours
Per Spindle.
AVERAGE BETTER
THAN NOVEMBER
Average Number of Spin
dles Operated Was 3?*-
511,552 —Average Better
Than Last Year.
Washington, Jan. 20.— UP) —Cotton
spmning was slightly more active dur
ing December than in November, the
Census Bureau's monthly report in
dicated today.
Aetibe spindle hours for Decease*
totalled 8.563.136,989, or an averdgd
of 229 hours per spindle in place?
compared with 8,480,410.447 or an
average of 227 for November lastj
and of 8. 271,570.487 or an average of
218 for December a year ago. -
Spinning spindles in, place Deeesft
ber 31st numbered 37,404,472. efi
which 32,496.250 were operated all
some time during the month, compar
ed with 37,426,048 and 32,586.773
for November last: and 37,889,483
and 33.000.874 for December a year
ago.
The average number of spindle* &p*
erated during December was 37,511,-
552 or at 100.3 per cent, capacity on
a single shift basis; compared With
37,877,576 or at 101.2 per cent, e*- ±
pacity in November last; and
683,720 or 90.5 per cent, capacity in
December a year ago.
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LENOIR RHYNE FIRE.S
CONTINUE A MYSTERY
No Clue As To Origin Has Bern
Found—Plans For Rebuilding Art
Under Way.
Hickory, Jan. 19. — Officials of
Lenoir-Rh.vne college are no nearer J
the solution of the mystery surround- T
ing the fires in the science and gymna* :|
sium buildings, following closely on
the heels of the blaze that, wrecked §1
the Administration building on Jan- |
uary 6, gave rise to the theory that
j Chief TT. E. Whitener and Fire
j missioned Frank M. Jordan, of Ashe
ville, began an investigation, which
so far, has failed to reveal a clue.
The question now uppermost is the
rebuilding of the destroyed property.
President 11. B. Schaeffer said that
the committees appointed by the ex
ecutive board were functioning and
that some favorable reports had been
received. •
Stairs have been erected on the out
side of the left wing of the Admhtt*-
t rat ion building and the rooms that
were not destroyed by fire are bring
rapidly arranged for use as class
rooms. -wr:
Meanwhile work ot restoring the
college library is going fortfAfd and
it is believed that in a weekS? time,
8.000 volumes will be collected to re
place those destroyed by fire. Citizens
of Hickory and friends of the ‘insti
tution donated over 2,000 volumes of
books before the general drive was
started today. Four hundred dollars
in cash was also contributed, Tbe
largest single enotrrbution to come
from out of town friends was that
made by Prof. Charles I. Coon,' super
intendent of the Wilson school sys
tem. who forwarded 155 volume* to
the library commission here. $ •
USURY LAW IS BEING H
VIOLATED,-SAYS JUDGE
Harding Scores “JHUier Element of
Stciety"—Likens Them to Boot
leggers.
Winston-Saleiu, Jan. It). Thu
law prohibiting the charge of more
than 6 per cent internet for money
loaned in this state is being violated.
Judge William F. Harding ho m
presiding over Forsyth countty Su
perior court, declared in addressing
the Winston-Salem Lions club here
today.
"The banker ill tell you he egn
not make any money lending atHtJ
per cent,” said Judge Harding. “I
reply that neither can thp bootleg
ger make any money if be obey* tfre
prohibition law? Bolsheevisnv. soKriet
i*?m. solialism. are not nearly mo
j dangerous to this government as are
the members of the better element of
society who hold that there is no
harm in violating the law of they
don’t get caught at it. There can
never be law enforcement as long as
the better elements set aside the
law* that interfere with their self
ish interests and pleasure*?.’’ ‘i
Smith Has Abscss of Ear.
"Washington, Jan. 20.—(A*)-*—Frank
T,. Smith, senator-designate from Illi
nois. is suffering from abscess of the
ear at his hotel here. He was visited
by a doctor during the night, but at
his rooms it was.said today he would
probably be able to attend today’s
session of the senate, where the ques- j
tion of seating him still is pending.
A late feminene fad in Paris m
the tinting of the finger nails in
bands of three colors.
!L- =g=ae=a- »_..a JB
WEATHER FORECAST.
Cloudy tonight and Friday, rain
Friday in the west and north central
portions tonight; colder Friday in tho
west and north portions. Gentle vari
able winds becoming moderate easterly
along the northeast coast.
NO. 58